EDWARDSTOWN Primary students will be breaking it down and shaking it up at a national dance competition — but only if they can afford to get to the Gold Coast.

The students formed two dance teams for a four-week school course, but loved it so much they decided to continue their lessons and enter a state competition.

The upper-primary jazz team of eight girls came first and the mixed-sex hip-hop group of year 2 and 3 students came second in the state Dance Star Competition last weekend (June 28) and both have the chance to contest the national finals on the Gold Coast in August.

But to make the trip, the students and their families need a major fundraising effort.

Edwardstown Primary teacher and mum Sheridan Weber says the students are all extremely excited to dance in the nationals but they need community support to get there.

“This is the first time we’ve ever had the dance teams and it’s amazing how well they have done in such a short time because they only practised for once a week for 12 weeks before the state competition,” Mrs Weber says.

“We are all thrilled they made it this far but whether it’s a financial goer for students and their parents depends on whether we can fundraise enough.”

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